Animal clipper



Dec, l9, 1924.

G. N. RAYMER ANIMAL CLIPPER Patented Der. 9, i924.

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GUY N. RAYMER, O1? HYDESVLLE, CALFORNIA.

ANIMAL CLPPER.

Applicatign filed April 24, 1924.

To all whom t may conce/Mt:

Be it known that I, GUY N. Birnen, a citizen of the TJnited States, residing at Hydesville. in the county of Humboldt, State of California, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Animal Clippers; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it aipertains, to maire and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in clipping devices, and particularly to devices for clipping the hair of animals.

One object of the invention is to provide a clipper which is simple in construction, and which can be comfortably held and handled by the operator.

Another object is to provide a device which can be easily and quickly taken apart for cleaning and repairs.

Another object is to provide a device of this character having means for regulating the pressure between the stationary cutter and the rotating cutter.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connect-ion with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal central sectional view through the device.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the cutter carrying arm.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the cutter carrying arm, the operating shaft being in section.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10 represents an elongated casing, the forward end of which is offset downwardly and forwardly to a slight extent, as shown at 11, with the end wall 12 removable for a purpose which will be apparent. Connected to the rear end portion of the casing 10, and inclining downwardly and forwardly therefrom, is an arm 13, the outer end of which is widened, as shown at 14, and has the forward edge portion provided with the teeth 15. This widened portion 14 is rabbeted, as shown at 16, with the curved wall 17, and the outwardly diverging walls 18. Cut into the center of the curved wall 17 is the inwardly diverging recess 19. From the forward edge of the arm there extends a spring Serial No. 703,760.

finger 2() having an opening 21 in its free end. A plate 22 has one end formed with the dovetail linger or tab 23 which is received in the recess 19, while said end is formed with the curved and straight walls 24 and 25, fitting against the walls 17 and 1S. Screws 26 are passed through the end of the arm 13 and the plate 22, to securely hold the same in place on the arm.

Disposed longitudinally within the casing 10, and supported in the bearings 27, is the drive shaft 28, the rear end of which is angular in cross section and fitted within a correspondingly shaped bore of the sleeve 29. This sleeve is provided with a `peripheral flange 30 which bears against the bearing balls 31, said balls being also engaged against the end wall 32 of the casing. This wall 32 is removable to permit the removal of the bearings as well as the drive shaft. The other, or forward end of the drive shaft 28 is provided with a bevel gear 33. Disposed vertically through the opening 21 of the finger 20, and extending upwardly through the lower side of the adjacent end portion of the casing 10, is a shaft 34, t-he end of said shaft, below the linger 21, being formed with an angular head 35 seated in an angular recess 36 formed centrally in the upper face of the star cutting wheel 37. This cutting wheel is disposed on the upper face of the before-mentioned plate 22, and is rotated by the shaft 34, the outer end of the plate 22 being formed with the stationary teeth 38, over which the radial cutting arms 37', of the cutting wheel travel. The upper end of the shaft 34 is angular in cross section and is fitted within the correspondingly shaped bore of a sleeve 39, said sleeve being disposed within the opening 40 of the casing 10. ln the bottom wall of the casing, surrounding the opening 40 is a recess 41, which receives the peripheral flange 42 formed on the outer end of the sleeve 39. Balls 43 are disposed between the upper wall of this recess 41, and the upper face of the flange 42. The sleeve 39 extends upwardly into an opening 44 formed in the upper wall of the casing 10, and threaded into the upper end of the sleeve is a screw 45. Disposed within the sleeve, between the lower end of the screw 45 and the upper end of the shaft 34, is a coil spring, said spring being arranged to be compressed by the screw, to force the shaft 34 downwardly into firm engagement within the recess in the cutter Wheel, whereby said wheel will be held properly against the face of the plate 22.

It will be noted that the upper and lower portions of the sleeve 39 are cylindrical while the intermediate portion is angular, as shown at 46, and fitted on this angular portion is the bevel gear il?, the opening of the gear being angular, whereby the gear will turn with thel sleeve and the shaft. This gear 4T meshes with the gear 33, whereby t-he cutter wheel is rotated.

The operator grasps the casing,` l0 in the hand, with his lingers disposed between the easing and the arin 13, and places the toothed end of the plate 22 into engageinent with the hairs or wool of the aninial, and as the cutter wheel rotates, the hairs will be cut between the arins of the wheel and the teeth of the plate. [i flexible drive shaft 48 is connected with the sleeve 39 to rotate the shaft 28.

Vhat is claimed is:

l. A clipper including a casing, a drive shaft in the casing, a stationary cutter carried by the casing and supported beneath one end thereof, a rotary cutter on the stationary cutter and having a central depression, a vertical shaft having an enlarged end seated in the said depression, a sleeve in the casing, a gear on the sleeve, a gear on the drive shaftv meshing with the first gear,

the upper end of the vertiral shaft being;` slidablff/ disposed in the vsleeve and rotatable therewith, and means within the sleeve and engaged with the vertical shaft for ineintaining,` the vertical shaft within said depression.

2. A clipper including a casing, a drive shaft disposed longitudinally7 within the casing, an arrn vcarried by one end of the easing and divergiing in the direetion of the other end thereof a stationary cutter on the outer end of the diverging,` arm, a rotary cutter on the stationary cutter and having a central depression, a sleeve slidable and rotatable in the easing above the said cutters, a vertical shaft having its lower end provided with a head seated in the said depression and its upper end angular in cross section, the bore of said sleeve being;I angular in cross section and receiving` the upper end of the vertical shaft, a screw engaged in the upper end of the sleeve, and a spring in the sleeve between the screw and the vertical shaft for maintaining the vertical shaft in proper engagement with the rotary cutter.

ln testimony whereof, l ailix iny signature, in the presence of two witnesses:

GUY N. RAYMER. l/iitnesses LYLE A. BAXTER, A. N. BLACKBURN. 

